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How the U.S. fights diseases worldwide
World Immunization Week begins April 24. Learn how the U.S. is helping protect people around the world from numerous diseases.
World Health Day: Making the world safer for everyone
The U.S. and international partners are combating threats to global health, from COVID-19 and other diseases to malnutrition.
U.S. support helps ready world’s first malaria vaccine
The WHO has recommended a malaria vaccine called RTS,S for widespread use. Learn the role the U.S. played in this "historic moment."
Vaccines save lives
Vaccines against infectious diseases save millions of lives. See how U.S. innovators are contributing to global efforts to stop COVID-19 and other diseases.
Modified mosquitoes may eliminate malaria
Scientists are able to fight malaria by genetically modifying the disease's carrier, mosquitoes.
U.S. researchers help advance promising malaria vaccine
A new vaccine is 77% effective against malaria. According to the World Health Organization, the mosquito-borne disease infects 200 million people annually.
15 achievements of the President’s Malaria Initiative
On the 15th anniversary of its founding, find out how the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative transformed the fight against a worldwide scourge.
U.S. leadership on global health is unmatched
Learn how the U.S. government has spent the last four decades responding to international pandemics and supporting people in the affected countries.
Mapping Niger to deliver malaria medicines
A U.S.-backed program is helping to get malaria medicine delivered in Niger by making sure maps accurately show the location of health facilities.